Hack to the Future! DeadWire Demo Explodes Onto PC Along With A Brand New Trailer Ahead of Steam Next Fest

Life’s a Glitch, But This Fast-Paced, Neon-Drenched, Top-Down Cyberpunk Shooter Demo Won’t Let You Die…For Long, Anyway

Stockholm, UK – February 19, 2025 – Sweden-based indie developer, Shotgun Anaconda, announced today that their brand-new, top-down, lightning-paced shooter DeadWire will hit Steam Next Fest next week with a brand new demo for PC, available now to play throughout the event’s duration of 24th February to 3rd March 2025. The demo will self-destruct on 31st March, so be sure to check it out fast! There’s also a brand new trailer to feast your eyes upon.

Need excitement in your life? Day job just not doing it? Remembering back when video games were full of the kind of pixelated mayhem that only hit games like Hotline Miami could deliver? DeadWire builds on that legacy with a fresh take on the top-down shooter genre and promises to fill that blood-spattered void with an electric injection of hacking and ultraviolence, delivering no-holds-barred action combined with unique hacking mechanics and insanely chaotic gameplay.

DeadWire is a top-down, adrenaline-fueled shooter set in a neon-soaked cyberpunk metropolis, where every enemy is an opportunity and every object is a weapon. As Wire, a skilled hacker with a debt to settle, you’re on a mission to dismantle powerful criminal organisations threatening the only home you’ve ever known—the orphanage that raised you. Armed with weapons and your unique hacking skills, you have the power to turn the tide in this fast-paced top-down shooter. Use the power of your Rewire Mode to hack and link enemies, vehicles, and environmental objects, creating devastating chain reactions. Link a guard to a nearby car—shoot the guard, and watch the car roar to life, ploughing through enemies. Indulge your ears with the epic synthwave soundtrack as you harness almost every piece in your environment to outsmart and outmaneuver overwhelming odds.

So what’s on offer in the gameplay?

Dynamic Hacking System – Unleash the power of your Rewire Mode to hack and link enemies, vehicles, and environmental objects, creating devastating chain reactions. Turn arcade machines, ATMs and laser traps against their owners.The whole environment is your weapon.
Top-Down Destruction – Mix hacking, power-ups and gunplay in a fast-paced top-down cyberpunk shooter. Create devastating chain reactions to outwit enemies, break records and save your childhood mentor from a ruthless syndicate.
High Octane Combat – Dodge bullets, shoot enemies, keep moving — die and repeat. Engage in fast-paced, satisfying gunplay as you take down gang members, outlaw bikers, and sharply dressed drug lords with a score to settle.
Tactical Gameplay – There are often multiple ways to complete each level. Some take it slow and take out enemies one by one, others dash right in and stab enemies into a wall. Masters mix speed with gunplay and hacking to blaze through levels letting the reactive world create mayhem.
Challenging Missions – Complete side objectives and time trials for extra rewards and replayability.

DeadWire – Where even the bright city lights can’t hide the dirt.

The DeadWire demo is out now for PC on Steam, with a full release expected later in 2025. If you’d like to get involved in the mayhem, you’d better act fast. The DeadWire demo will disappear from Steam on Match 31st 2025, so make sure you dive in as soon as you can.

Check out the DeadWire demo here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2995100/DeadWire/

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